Duster and wash stick



Aug. 28, 1928.

J. B. ZORN DUSTER AND WASH STICK Filed Oct. 10, 1927 I Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

j JOHN B. zoan, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

DUSTER AND WASH STICK.

Application filed October 10, 1927. Serial No. 225,3.

The object of my invention is to provide a novel duster and Wash stick which will permit of conveniently and quickly attaching and detaching the duster mop or sponge;

and to provide novel means for attaching an extension handle to a device of this character.

In attain these and other objects of my invention by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention with the mop or duster rag at tached;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device with the duster or mop removed;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line 33 of Fig. 2, but with member 7 in position to detach the mop; I

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on line 2 14: of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the mop engaging portion of the device, partly in section;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the extension handle attachment; and

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section on line 77 of Fig. 6.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings I provide a handle 1 of suitable light material such as an aluminum alloy and having a longitudinal slot 2 extending from the end through the major portion of the handle. A pivoted mop retaining rod or bar 7 is mounted in the slotted portion of the handle by means of the pin 8, said bar having a rounded end 7 adapted to engage the head at of the spring-controlled locking pin or bolt 5. The head of bolt 5 is normally pressed into locking position over the top edge of the end of member 7 by a suitable spring 6 which is seated in the recess 3 and presses against pin 5. The pin 5, w 11Cl1 preferably is square in cross section as shown in Fig. 4, is slidable in the slotted portion 3.

Attached to the end of handle 1 is a mop engaging metal loop 9 having its ends 10 embedded in the end of handle 1 as shown in Fig. 2. The metal loop 9 may. if desired, be covered by suitable rubber tubing 13, as shown in Fig. 5.

Referring to Figs. 2, 6 and 7, I prefer to provide a depression 11 near the end of handle 1 to receive theindentation 19 of the resilient strip 17 of the metal sleeve 15 carried by the extension handle 14, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. I provide suitable pins 16 to securely fasten the sleeve 15 to the extension handle 14:.

In operation the pin or bolt 4 is pressed backward so as to disengage it from the adjacent end of the bar 7, permitting the latter to tilt as shown in Fig. 3. A suitable duster, rag, mop or sponge may then be placed over it and it be returned to its normal position parallel with the handle 1 and seated in the slot 2 thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thus holding the mop 12 in engagement with the metal loop 9 as illustrated.

For the purpose of using the device for window washing or elsewhere where a long handle is desired, I may readily attach an extension handle by the means illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, the member 7 releasably engaging the end of the handle so that it may be readily snapped into and releasably locked in engagement with the handle of the wash stick.

The device may be used advantageously for washing dishes or pans and also as a bath brush or shoe brush, or it may be used to hold a chamois or a squeegee to wash and dry windows.

hat I claim is- 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a handle having a longitudinal slot therein, a bar pivotally mounted in and extending parallel with the handle, a fastening device contained within the handle and releasably holding the bar in locked position within the handle, and a metal loop mounted in the end of the handle and extending in spaced relation to and around the free exposed end of the aforesaid bar.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a handle having a longitudinal extending slot therein, a bar pivotally mounted near the end of the handle and adapted to be swung to substantially concealed position in the aforesaid slot and having an exposed portion extending beyond and parallel with the handle, a mop retaining loop member aflixed to the aforesaid end of the handle and extending in spaced relation to and around the exposed portion of the aforesaid bar, a locking pin ontained within the handle and having its head normally engaging over the end of the aforesaid bar, a spring mounted in the handle and engaging said pin to normally press it into locking engagement over the end of the bar.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a handle havinga longitudinal. extending slot therein, a bar pivotally mounted near the end of the handle and adapted to be swung to a substantially concealed position in the aforeasid slot and having an exposed portion extending beyond and parallel with the handle, a releasable locking pin the bar having its other end curved to provide a sliding contact with the releasable locking pin, a mopret-aining loop member afiixed to the'aforesaid end of the handle and extending in spaced relation to and around the exposed portion of the aforesaid bar, said locking pin contained Within the handle and having its head normally engaging over the end of the aforesaid bar, a spring mounted in the handle and engaging said pin to normally press it into locking engagement over the end of the bar.

JOHN nfzonn. 

